The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-23

OF the Little Pi.tsburg is living comfortably in
nice residence in North Denver. His wife managed
to rescue the money that bought this place, or
Rische would soon have spen. every cent He
was a cobbler in Leadvile, and very poor cob
bier too. they say, but Tabor. who was keeping
a store in the camp what is now the corner OF
Chestnut and Harrison avenues, and was not
then worth more than $780, grub-staked him,
and no struck the discovery. 10 Chaffee
gave hische $3.50 GOO for his share OF the discov.
cry. and Richie had the $3.50. 900 pretty well
blown In when his wife put stopper on HIM.
with the result that he is the opposite of
destitute. Tabor induced Chaffes to go to Lead
Slile ana buy Riches interest Tabor and
ChaHee then capitalized the property on the New
aorK market for $50. 600. 600. General Bierce and
wilson were put IN charge, and for some time
the mine paid 800, 900 month in dividends
The mine was Quilted for ore hundred feet from
the surface and the stock doomed everlastingly.
Chaffee and Tabor became millionares
and the New York and St Louis suckers
still counting their losses The Rische dis
covery and the Crystallite which Chicken Bill
sailed and sold to Tabor and which ten days
later turned out to be one of the big mines of
the country. laid the foundation OF Tabor's fort
une, which, by the way, has dwindled consider
ably In the past few years. Tabors divorced
wife is said to be now much better off than is
her ex- husband The Venture is another prop
erty which helped Tabor along. He then
in partnership with Borden. J. G. Langhorne,
the discoverer of the Venture pawned his watch
and everything on which he could raise dollar
to enable him to do the necessary work on his
claim. He sold to Tabor & Borden in '7S and
the Venture developed into of the marvels
of Fryer hill. The same Langhorne sold the
Dinero to j. G. Ewad, Kaufman & Co., of St
Louis. for $150000
Interested with Pete Finerty in the Little
Chief were Pat and Dick Dillon. The three
divided $500 COO after the sale of the property.
Finnerty saved his money and accumulated
nearly $500, 900; Pat Dillon saved his too, and
is well off, but Dick gambled and boozed. and is
not to-day worth a dollar. The Gallagher
Brothers sold their mine-the Ga,aeher-to the
Argentine Mining Company for 5000. 900. When
Chas Gallagher got his 800, 900 he went into
the streets of Leadvie, and every man he met
whom he knew he took into clothing store and
purchased suit of the best quality and
the highest price. Wine flowed freely for
time and the girls had royal
sport, but poor Charley woke up
one morning poor tramp. and he is now
pounding the head oe drill in of the
mines around Leadvile. The other brother
bought home and a ranch in the East. and is
prospecting. Dozens OF yarns of this kind could
be spun. The old-timers reel them off by
the yard. They all the same. with different
names only. Women and wine figure in all of
them, and some have tinge of sadness-like
that of the simps-hearted, weak-witted fellow
who sold claim for $50. 600 aud never drew a
sober breath from the moment he received the
first payment When he went to the bank to
draw his monev-$1, 900 and So 900 at whack-
some boon companion, less drunk than himself,
would have to hold his hand and push the pen
through the signature, and when the generous,
reellng follow died those same boon companions
had to chip in to pay for his funeral